Further losses at Ince as Singapore head leaves for Stephenson Harwood in double exit

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Further losses at Ince as Singapore head leaves for Stephenson Harwood in double exit

Partners are departing at a rate of knots from Ince & Co ahead of its proposed Gordon Dadds merger, with a pair of veteran Singapore-based partners the latest set to join Stephenson Harwood.

Making the switch is Ince’s managing partner for the Singapore region, John Simpson, and regional finance team head, Martin Brown. Simpson is set to move on 1 May 2019, while Brown will join on 1 November 2018. Stephenson Harwood has taken three partners from Ince this week. Continue reading “Further losses at Ince as Singapore head leaves for Stephenson Harwood in double exit”

Revolving Doors: busy City recruitment round sees moves from Reed Smith, DLA, and Eversheds

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Revolving Doors: busy City recruitment round sees moves from Reed Smith, DLA, and Eversheds

City laterals were busy last week as an array of firms strengthened their London benches, while Dentons led the way abroad with a new Düsseldorf office.

Omar Al-Ali joined Reed Smith’s London office in the firm’s energy and natural resources group. Previously a partner at Simmons & Simmons, Al-Ali specialises in structured trade and commodities finance. He also counts ten years’ experience at Magic Circle firm Linklaters. Continue reading “Revolving Doors: busy City recruitment round sees moves from Reed Smith, DLA, and Eversheds”

White & Case continues City hiring spree with Herbert Smith infra heavyweight

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White & Case continues City hiring spree with Herbert Smith infra heavyweight

White & Case’s aggressive sweep on the City lateral market has continued with the hire of Herbert Smith Freehills infrastructure partner Simon Caridia.

The high-profile Caridia joined Herbert Smith as a partner in May 2015 from Magic Circle firm Linklaters, where he worked for nearly ten years, latterly for two years as counsel. He started his career at CMS, and is expected to start at White & Case by the end of the year. Continue reading “White & Case continues City hiring spree with Herbert Smith infra heavyweight”

‘Going gangbusters’: Freshfields’ woes continue as corporate partner Qureshi joins Fried Frank

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‘Going gangbusters’: Freshfields’ woes continue as corporate partner Qureshi joins Fried Frank

A further exit from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s City bench has seen corporate and capital markets partner Ashar Qureshi join the London offices of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson.

The move sees the well-respected Qureshi leave the Magic Circle firm after four years as a partner in its global transactions practice.  The US securities veteran was seen as a significant string to the bow of Freshfields’ US-qualified offering when he joined in 2014. Continue reading “‘Going gangbusters’: Freshfields’ woes continue as corporate partner Qureshi joins Fried Frank”

Highly-rated SFO GC to join Kingsley Napley while HFW breaks US duck

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Highly-rated SFO GC to join Kingsley Napley while HFW breaks US duck

Serious Fraud Office (SFO) general counsel (GC) Alun Milford (pictured), who was widely tipped as the agency’s successor to former director David Green, is joining Kingsley Napley as a partner from next year.

Milford has a storied career in public prosecution, beginning at the Crown Prosecution Service in 1992. He then joined the Attorney General’s Office in 2004, where he dealt with contempt of court and unduly lenient sentences. Later occupying a role with the Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office, Milford subsequently became GC at the SFO in April 2012. Continue reading “Highly-rated SFO GC to join Kingsley Napley while HFW breaks US duck”

Travers makes pension play with Sackers hire as KFC GC Nelson-Smith decamps to WeWork

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Travers makes pension play with Sackers hire as KFC GC Nelson-Smith decamps to WeWork

Travers Smith has made a rare lateral play with the hire of Sebastian Reger to its pensions sector group as KFC loses highly-regarded general counsel (GC) Sarah Nelson-Smith to WeWork.

Travers announced today (20 September) that Reger will be joining the firm from pensions boutique Sackers & Partners, where he had been a partner since 2015 in the finance and investment team. Reger started his career at Magic Circle firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Continue reading “Travers makes pension play with Sackers hire as KFC GC Nelson-Smith decamps to WeWork”

Government letter reveals conditions of ex-SFO boss Green’s Slaughter and May role

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Government letter reveals conditions of ex-SFO boss Green’s Slaughter and May role

Following the much-anticipated confirmation of David Green’s move to Slaughter and May earlier this week, a government document has revealed the extent of limitations on the ex-Serious Fraud Office (SFO) chief’s new role.

Topping the list was a permanent restriction on Green drawing on any privileged information seen during his six-year SFO stint. Continue reading “Government letter reveals conditions of ex-SFO boss Green’s Slaughter and May role”

Another blow for Freshfields as highly-regarded QC leaves for litigation boutique

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Another blow for Freshfields as highly-regarded QC leaves for litigation boutique

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has fielded yet another blow in the City after litigation partner Reza Mohtashami QC quit for litigation boutique Three Crowns.

Freshfields man and boy, Mohtashami joined the Magic Circle firm as an associate 19 years ago and was made up to partner in 2009. He worked in Paris, New York and Dubai before moving to London in 2014. He took silk in 2017. Continue reading “Another blow for Freshfields as highly-regarded QC leaves for litigation boutique”

‘Natural fit’ – Slaughters confirms long-anticipated hire of ex-SFO boss Green

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‘Natural fit’ – Slaughters confirms long-anticipated hire of ex-SFO boss Green

Slaughter and May’s high-profile move for former Serious Fraud Office (SFO) director David Green QC has finally been confirmed, following a drawn-out regulatory approval process.

Green will join the firm as a senior consultant on 22 October, six months after leaving the SFO. The firm says Green, who led the SFO for six years, will not work on any matters at the firm that he was involved with while at the SFO. Continue reading “‘Natural fit’ – Slaughters confirms long-anticipated hire of ex-SFO boss Green”